Drug profile

The FDA adverse-event record for Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium

139 FDA reports name Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium, a high-volume drug in the CVM extract. Species, reactions, and outcomes follow.

#653 of 2,679
by report volume (all drugs)
139
adverse-event reports
66.9%
death-coded share
Dog
most-reported species

Corpus placement

According to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA adverse-event extract, Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium ranks #653 of 2679 by total reports (139) and #36 of 1130 by death-coded share (66.9%). National dual: Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad is #1 of 2679 drugs by total adverse-event reports (149,624) at death-coded-share rank 965 of 1130 drugs with at least 50 reports (2.3%); separately, Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) is #1 highest death-coded share at 97.8% (report rank #821).

149,624
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad reports (#1)
97.8%
Atlantic Salmon Transgenic Whole (Opafp-Ghc2 Rdna Construct Inserted Into The A-Locus In The Eo-1A Lineage) death share (#1)
#653
This drug, reports of 2679
#36
This drug, death share of 1130

Report volume reflects how common a breed or drug is and how often owners and vets file — not actual risk. Death-coded share ranks are limited to entries with enough reports to be meaningful. The two maps do not agree at #1.

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium has 139 reports now versus 139 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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Signature read: Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium's 66.9% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA drug corpus.

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
139
Total Reports
93
Deaths Reported
66.9%
Death-coded share of reports

Active Ingredients

Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium

Administration Routes

UnknownIntravenousSubcutaneous

Species Affected

Dog 124
Cat 15

Most Affected Breeds

Retriever - Labrador 33
Domestic Shorthair 12
Retriever - Golden 7
Chihuahua 5
Maltese 4
Spitz - German Pomeranian 4
Beagle 4
Deutsche Dogge, Great Dane 3
Shih Tzu 3
Terrier - Jack Russell 3

Most Reported Reactions

Vomiting 61
Death by euthanasia 57
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological') 57
Other abnormal test result NOS 39
Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 38
Anorexia 36
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP) 35
Death 35
Leucocytosis NOS 30
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 30
Fever 28
Abnormal ultrasound finding 27

Outcome Breakdown

Euthanized
59 (42.1%)
Ongoing
40 (28.6%)
Died
34 (24.3%)
Recovered/Normal
4 (2.9%)
Outcome Unknown
3 (2.1%)

Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium: high death-coded share in the FDA AER row

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, a widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw FDA reports in a given year than a rarely-used one at an identical true rate, so we recommend comparing within similar-exposure products rather than across the full 2025 catalog.

High-volume nationwide drug peers

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other drugs by FDA report count (139 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other drugs by death-coded share (66.9% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this drug

  • Compare Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium's report volume and death-coded share against similar drugs nationwide. See similar drugs
  • Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Ampicillin Sodium & Sulbactam Sodium (#653 of 2,679 by report volume); death-coded 66.9%. PlainBreed drug row · death-coded share stamp 66.9% · vintage 2025.

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